Acting Attorney General Sally Yates has told the U.S. Justice Department not to defend President Donald Trump's executive order banning
immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries.

"I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution's solemn obligation to always seek
justice and stand for what is right," Yates wrote in a letter to lawyers in the Justice Department on Monday, according to ABC News. "At present, I
am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the executive order is
lawful."

Yates, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, is serving in the role until Jeff Sessions, Trump's nominee for attorney general is
confirmed.

originally posted by: xuenchen
Bombshell --- The Acting U.S. Attorney General had said she will order the Justice Department *NOT* to defend the Executive Order about temporary visa
bans from 7 nations.

Good. I don't actually think it's a bombshell, though. The EO is disliked by many people. Scholars, government officials, other republicans, people
of the planet Earth. Did that cover almost everyone who could possibly dislike it?

originally posted by: reldra
Good. I don't actually think it's a bombshell, though. The EO is disliked by many people. Scholars, government officials, other republicans, people
of the planet Earth. Did that cover almost everyone who could possibly dislike it?

Except for the part of the country that successfully voted Trump to be President? But who cares about them, am I right?

Politicians sway with the wind. It's what they do. Trump is the greatest thing to EVER happen to America. He is showing the American people they
don't need a politician. He is showing them what they've always needed was a MAN with a BACKBONE.

I'd imagine anyone who defies Trump, won't going to be spared. Expect the same reaction out of these attorneys as the patriotism, valor and fidelity
of the ICE agents and Border Patrol who enforce Trump's will.

I wish Sandpaper Sally to be on unemployment benefits tomorrow a.m., and under indictment within a week.

originally posted by: BlueAjah
Geez.
This is an all-out political war.
Dems are stone-walling most of Trump's cabinet so that he does not have backing.
And they are outright declaring war on him.

They are insane.

Yep, the swamp creatures don't want to leave their comfy habitat.
We saw much the same behavior on the part of Dems when Kentucky elected a honest Republican governor after a hundred years of Dem rule. The
bureaucrats tried everything they could to make him look bad and didn't care whether it hurt actual people or not. A whole passel of them found out
what "serves at the pleasure of the Governor" meant. Sounds like the Senate better get busy with confirmation so the new AG can clean that house.
Those who actually care about good governance can be sorted from the politicos who are there to further the aims of the party. Trouble is, there is
such partisanship that it's difficult to find people who do actually care about good governance.
It will take some time I think to sort out who is there to do the right thing and who is there to "be there for the party."

originally posted by: BlueAjah
Geez.
This is an all-out political war.
Dems are stone-walling most of Trump's cabinet so that he does not have backing.
And they are outright declaring war on him.

They are insane.

That must mean a great deal of the rest of the world are insane too, and that Donald and his team, are the only sane people in the world, that's the
Donald who likes to cut down electricity poles to peoples houses because they won't sell them to him, and puts Huuuuge sand dunes in front of their
houses, while also calling them pigs who live in slums. lovely feller, isn't he? But, how would you know?

originally posted by: BlueAjah
Geez.
This is an all-out political war.
Dems are stone-walling most of Trump's cabinet so that he does not have backing.
And they are outright declaring war on him.

They are insane.

Yep, the swamp creatures don't want to leave their comfy habitat.
We saw much the same behavior on the part of Dems when Kentucky elected a honest Republican governor after a hundred years of Dem rule. The
bureaucrats tried everything they could to make him look bad and didn't care whether it hurt actual people or not. A whole passel of them found out
what "serves at the pleasure of the Governor" meant. Sounds like the Senate better get busy with confirmation so the new AG can clean that house.
Those who actually care about good governance can be sorted from the politicos who are there to further the aims of the party. Trouble is, there is
such partisanship that it's difficult to find people who do actually care about good governance.
It will take some time I think to sort out who is there to do the right thing and who is there to "be there for the party."

It's our job to find out who these Republican fools are who are stalling this confirmation of Sessions.

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